Critical condition
American culture at the crossroads
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Author
Publication
1997 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
55,750 words, Guess
Page Count
223 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL977975M
- ISBN-100521552966
- OCLC Control Number34475468
- OCLC Control Numbercriticalconditio0000hear
- Library of Congress Control Number96015184
and 2 more
- LibraryThing9264368
- Goodreads4771263
Classifications
- DDC701/.03/097309048
- LCCN72.S6 H38 1997
Description
In Critical Condition, Eleanor Heartney examines the art world from 1985 to 1994, a tumultuous period that ushered in the art boom and bust, the emergence (and in some cases disappearance) of developments like Appropriation, Neo-Geo, and multiculturalism, and the ongoing attack on art by the religious Right and political conservatives. Chronicling events that took place during this decade, with a particular focus on public art, Heartney also examines the mechanisms of the gallery and media system, especially as they relate to the practice of art criticism, as well as the complexities of the debate on art and pornography. Written during a pivotal period of contemporary art, Heartney's essays provide a picture of a culture in a crisis of values that has yet to be resolved.
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Series Statement
- Contemporary artists and their critics
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